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Apple + 50 Cent = Affordable Inner-City Mac?

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iGary said:
That's it then isn't it? There isn't anything blatantly racist in this thread - it's you being overly sensitive and taking any comment against 50 Cent as racist when it's not. No one here has said anything about anyone's skin color....
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Uhm who said I said anything about skin color?
There's more to racism than skin...wtf.
 
racism abounds

anytime you make broad statements, about a race of people, based on the actions of a few, are racist. all the bling bling, bullet proof, crack pipe, etc, etc. yea, that's racist. you think this country has made progress? Think again.
 
iGary said:
That's it then isn't it? There isn't anything blatantly racist in this thread - it's you being overly sensitive and taking any comment against 50 Cent as racist when it's not. No one here has said anything about anyone's skin color....
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Yeah one person made a comment about Apple coming out with a Jewish Mac.
 
i've read through the first page of this thread, and i can't beleive the ignorance and stereotyping going on. sure he's a rapper, swears and says things that aren't always p.c, but if he's trying to help, more power to him. he realizes that he has the power and wealth to make a difference, so good for him for turning around. i'm sure they will look just like any other mac, wihtout cheap branding. hopefully it won't turn out like the U2 ipod though.

and future note, anyone over 30 should refrain from any form of hip hop slang in an attempt at humour.
 
storage said:
A lot of the people here need a reality check regarding hiphop culture.
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stop.....right.....there........

I think it's you who neds a reality check if you're classing 50 cent as a true pioneer of hip hop...
He doesn't sing hip hop, he sings gangsta rap...

Hip hop is a tribe called quest, run dmc, and some very funny very interesting
artists.....

leave that 50 cent, Usher, P-Diddy, B.I.G. crap at the door please.....

It's like compairing Brittany Spears to Aimee Mann in terms of talent....:mad:
 
iGary said:
That's it then isn't it? There isn't anything blatantly racist in this thread - it's you being overly sensitive and taking any comment against 50 Cent as racist when it's not. No one here has said anything about anyone's skin color....
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No one needed to be blatently racist, or even mention skin color. Racism in this thread is deeper than that.
 
Subiklim said:
Who cares if someone is making money off of it? Good for them!

This is not a branding deal only, buddy, its a branding deal for a computer for low income homes.
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Buddy, eh? LOL

WRONG. According to the purported story, it IS only a branding deal.

Who cares if fiddy pennies makes money? I do. I dispise everything about him. He is a grown man who went to PRISON because he got caught selling CRACK COCAIN out of an underaged girls panties. She did several years and he struck a deal to do months in a juvenile facility.

Since his fame, he has advocated violence and guns. He has been in numberous shoot outs. Imagine, a millionaire rolling in the most expensive cars made, having "beefs" and shoot outs with other millionaires. LMAO

Oh, I forgot. I cannot criticize him because he is black. Even though I am part black also. I have to LOOOOOOOOVE his voilence and crack selling and pimping and disparaging of women. Because, you know, he is black.
 
Subiklim said:
As he should be. How would you like it if one day you found out that the people you've been associating with were all closet racists?
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read what I said a couple posts back...theres almost nothing on this thread that labels anyone a closet racist.
 
Subiklim said:
No one needed to be blatently racist, or even mention skin color. Racism in this thread is deeper than that.
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Right, gotcha.

Then how is it racist?

If you guys cannot point out anything that is racist - I mean if the whole thread is filled with racist hate, then you should be able to point it out, right?
 
jaysmith said:
i've read through the first page of this thread, and i can't beleive the ignorance and stereotyping going on. sure he's a rapper, swears and says things that aren't always p.c, but if he's trying to help, more power to him. he realizes that he has the power and wealth to make a difference, so good for him for turning around. i'm sure they will look just like any other mac, wihtout cheap branding. hopefully it won't turn out like the U2 ipod though.

and future note, anyone over 30 should refrain from any form of hip hop slang in an attempt at humour.
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If he is trying to help, LET HIM STOP ADVOCATING GUN VIOLENCE, CRIME, AND PIMPING. That would HELP!
 
Attack on 50 cent character and how he acts = Racism? I dont know if i've been racists in my comments, but I'm strictly attacking his character! Not his race.
 
What a huge load of crap. 50 cent was a drug dealer for christ's sake who rose to fame singing about slapping women, shooting your enemies and hustling drugs on the streets. Are you kidding me?

This would be an absolutely horrible move by apple, not only economically but socially as well. 50 Cent makes great rap songs and that is about it.
 
people are shouting "racism" at people who are "hating a dumbass untalented rap artist who does glorify guns and violence"

Man....I've got my Godwin card at the ready for this thread and feel I'll be able to invoke it soon.... :D
 
iGary said:
Right, gotcha.

Then how is it racist?
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O.M.G.

Stevez0r said:
Yeah one person made a comment about Apple coming out with a Jewish Mac.
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commonpeople said:
Finally, a computer for African Americans. Can we also have a jewBook endorsed by Woody Allen? Or how about the original 'white' iBook endorsed by Steve Martin?
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2 answers. there ya go. read the thread. youll see something. if you dont grab a dictionary.
 
It seems like lately threads on social issues are taking over this site more so than mac news and rumors (ie ipod sweatshops and apple pulling out of india)

I hate to say it but i miss "powerbooks next tuesday" type threads.
 
JBazz said:
WRONG. According to the purported story, it IS only a branding deal.
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Read the first page again buddy.
Hip hop artist 50 Cent is in talks with Apple about a 50-cent branded Mac that is affordable for inner-city residents according to Forbes (summary by AppleInsider).
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I'm against a branding only deal. I'm for a lower-income computer deal (even if it means a 50-cent branding)
 
iGary said:
So is 5o-cent's sudden interest in the inner city.



Have you even listened to a 50 Cent Album?

His name is racist in nature.
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hey gary, would u like if queer eye branded a mac and everyone in the thread called it the "iCock" or "iFag" and made fun of the homos?

you're a hypocrite with little tolerance. that makes you racist.
 
50c mac

samuel l jackson said he wouldnt work with 50c, now thats kudos
 
pedrov said:
hey gary, would u like if queer eye branded a mac and everyone in the thread called it the "iCock" or "iFag" and made fun of the homos?

you're a hypocrite with little tolerance. that makes you racist.
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I figured it wouldn't be long before someone pulled that card...

Who am I making fun of? Where?
 
Hmmmm... how about a 50 Cent language pack?

I want 50's voice sampled in the speech preferences. So I could let him read my mails ad stuff. Oh yea, you will also be able to set "fitty" as default system language and a keyboard with only 10 letters and keys for "izzle", "hood", "f*ck", "sh*t", "yo" etc...

"Yo, wassup, dooya reely wonna seef dat f*ckn duck-u-mant, duuude?"

:D ;) :cool: :eek: :p :) :rolleyes: :eek:
 
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